Notre Dame vs. Pitt at Acrisure; ‘Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women’ in Previews at City Theatre; Zack Keim Plays Club Cafe (Sat., 11/15/25)

1) Today’s matchup against Notre Dame is one of the biggest games that the Pitt Panthers football team has played in years. The game kicks off at Acrisure Stadium at noon. The Panthers have been on a five-game winning streak, achieving a national ranking of No. 23 in the AP Poll and are 7-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play. Notre Dame is ranked No. 9 and is 7-2. The Panthers promising young quarterback Mason Heintschel continues to shine and has sparked the rest of the team to better play. Both “ESPN’s College GameDay” and the “Pat McAfee Show” are both in town and will be broadcasting. Sold out. 100 Art Rooney Way, North Shore.

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT’S LITTLE WOMEN adapted by Lauren Gunderson. City Theatre. November 15 – December 7.

2) In this world premiere, produced by Pittsburgh’s City Theatre in collaboration with regional theaters in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Palo Alto, Louisa May Alcott takes center stage in presenting her own story of growing up with sisters, while exploring the mores and memories of her beloved literary characters coming of age in the aftermath of the Civil War. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is a new journey into a 19th-century classic from playwright Laura Gunderson. City Theatre-goers have been treated to two successive installments of Gunderson’s adaptations of Jane Austen’s works, both subtitled Christmas at Pemberley, in recent and successful holiday runs. But now, this new work focuses on the American experience, promising to be something altogether different. Little Women, of course, is the loosely autobiographical story of Jo March and her sisters, Meg, Beth, and Amy. Yet here, Louise May Alcott, their creator, appears as her own character to confer and confess on more personal issues of ambition and womanhood. Infused with holiday spirit, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women plays on City Theatre’s mainstage. 5:30 p.m. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. (C.P.O.)

3) Zack Keim is perhaps best known as the lead singer and guitarist for Pittsburgh garage rock band, The Nox Boys. He has been charting a new course for himself over the last few years as a solo artist. Those efforts are starting to pay off and Keim released his second album, Battery Lane, earlier this year on Evan Westfall of CAAMP’s label Super Sport Records. Westfall was also a contributor to the album. It’s been described as being, “Retro-twinged pop sheen and a bright folk-driven optimism.” Keim has cited influences like The Beatles and Laurel Canyon pop folk music. Battery Lane was produced by Jake Hanner of Pittsburgh-based, Donora; and Animal Scream. Keim stops at Club Cafe for a hometown show on an international tour that also saw him performing in Canada, Spain, Germany, and the U.K. His latest release is the single, “Blue Christmas.” Also on the bill are Gardener and Poster Child. 8 p.m. 56 S. 12th St, South Side. (R.H.)

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